Thanks for all the help. Puppy won't run with battery power

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number77 · #76 Post by **number77** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 10:16

When I eventualy get round to opening it up I will replace the cmos battery but it doesnt loose any time or other settings.

jd7654 · #77 Post by **jd7654** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 15:35

Ever tried kernel boot option: acpi_osi=Linux

greengeek · #78 Post by **greengeek** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 18:07

If I remember correctly, you found that it runs fine on battery if left displaying the bios screen - but not if running xorg or sitting at prompt.

There is one more thing I could suggest as a troubleshooting step - try booting from CD and entering pfix=ram BUT don't hit enter - just let it sit showing the boot prompt.

At that point, as far as I am aware, it is not running Linux code - just running the boot loader code. It would be interesting to see what it does then.

number77 · #79 Post by **number77** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 18:30

jd7654 wrote:Ever tried kernel boot option: acpi_osi=Linux

How do I try this acpi_osi=Linux.

number77 · #80 Post by **number77** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 18:32

greengeek wrote:If I remember correctly, you found that it runs fine on battery if left displaying the bios screen - but not if running xorg or sitting at prompt.

There is one more thing I could suggest as a troubleshooting step - try booting from CD and entering pfix=ram BUT don't hit enter - just let it sit showing the boot prompt.

At that point, as far as I am aware, it is not running Linux code - just running the boot loader code. It would be interesting to see what it does then.

I can disconnect psu and it sits there saying boot: pfix=ram.

jd7654 · #81 Post by **jd7654** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 19:18

number77 wrote:
jd7654 wrote:Ever tried kernel boot option: acpi_osi=Linux
How do I try this acpi_osi=Linux.

Add it to the end of your kernel boot line in grub.
What does your grub entry look like now?

number77 · #82 Post by **number77** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 20:05

Sorry to show my ignorance but how do I access the kernel boot line in grub.

jd7654 · #83 Post by **jd7654** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 20:15

number77 wrote:Sorry to show my ignorance but how do I access the kernel boot line in grub.

Hmmm...OK let's start fresh. Where are you booting from, hard drive frugal install? Did you install Grub4DOS? If so, where you installed Grub4DOS, open the menu.lst file and look for the Tahr entry and copy and paste that here so can see what you have.

If not booting HD frugal, how are you testing now, LiveCD, USB?

number77 · #84 Post by **number77** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 20:35

Frugal instal to hdd
# Frugal installed Puppy

title Puppy tahr 6.0.5 (sda2/tahr6.0.5frugal)
uuid 91b0a01c-64ac-4ee2-a22c-e05b6db323d4
kernel /tahr6.0.5frugal/vmlinuz psubdir=tahr6.0.5frugal pmedia=atahd pfix=fsck
initrd /tahr6.0.5frugal/initrd.gz

jd7654 · #85 Post by **jd7654** » Sun 26 Mar 2017, 20:43

number77 wrote:Frugal instal to hdd
# Frugal installed Puppy

title Puppy tahr 6.0.5 (sda2/tahr6.0.5frugal)
uuid 91b0a01c-64ac-4ee2-a22c-e05b6db323d4
kernel /tahr6.0.5frugal/vmlinuz psubdir=tahr6.0.5frugal pmedia=atahd pfix=fsck acpi_osi=Linux
initrd /tahr6.0.5frugal/initrd.gz

Just add it to the end of the kernel line like I did above.

greengeek · #86 Post by **greengeek** » Mon 27 Mar 2017, 05:59

number77 wrote:I can disconnect psu and it sits there saying boot: pfix=ram.

I would interpret this as indicating that the lockup/hang is not caused by the hardware sensing the loss of AC. I would interpret this as suggesting that it is the Linux software code itself that is generating a signal when the AC drops, and this signal is causing the problem.

I would suggest one more step: repeat what you just did in leaving the screen showing the "pfix=ram" prompt - then remove the AC and let it sit there for a few minutes to prove it isn't hanging, then hit the enter key and watch what messages (if any) come up.

Does it even start to process any more boot code or is it stuffed?

What is the last message you see before it hangs (assuming it will hang at some point during the boot...)

I would be keen for you to try this process with more than one type of puppy.

number77 · #87 Post by **number77** » Mon 27 Mar 2017, 07:00

jd7654 wrote:
number77 wrote:Frugal instal to hdd
# Frugal installed Puppy

title Puppy tahr 6.0.5 (sda2/tahr6.0.5frugal)
uuid 91b0a01c-64ac-4ee2-a22c-e05b6db323d4
kernel /tahr6.0.5frugal/vmlinuz psubdir=tahr6.0.5frugal pmedia=atahd pfix=fsck acpi_osi=Linux
initrd /tahr6.0.5frugal/initrd.gz
Just add it to the end of the kernel line like I did above.

No it hangs

number77 · #88 Post by **number77** » Mon 27 Mar 2017, 09:43

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It hung three times when loading kernal module and got as far as mouse buttons created.

jd7654 · #89 Post by **jd7654** » Mon 27 Mar 2017, 17:43

Stubborn laptop. Stick a fork in me, I'm done.

theru · #90 Post by **theru** » Mon 27 Mar 2017, 18:11

This reminds me about a laptop that would hang when trying to boot. The boot option loglevel=7 gave a more verbose bootup so I could see what was the last driver loaded before the hang.

By the way, the tail command I suggested a while back, did you try it on puppy?

number77 · #91 Post by **number77** » Mon 27 Mar 2017, 20:00

It is probably time to give up and say thank you to everyone for the massive amount of help I have been given.
So thank you very much for all the person hours.
number77

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Thanks for all the help. Puppy won't run with battery power